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London cycling census mapped: where do cyclists outnumber drivers?http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/interactive/2013/oct/15/london-cycling-census-map-cyclists-drivers-tfl
Using newly released data from Transport for London's cycle traffic census, University College London Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (UCL CASA) Research Associate <a href="http://bit.ly/1cpq5Oz">Oliver O'Brien has created an interactive map</a> showing traffic flows on key routes in central London. The data, collected in around 170 locations earlier this year and acquired by Andrew Gilligan, the Greater London Authority's cycling commissioner, shows the number of cyclists on each route and how this changes over different periods of the day.<br /><br />Click on the drop down menu to compare by vehicle type or by the time of day. <br /><br /><strong>Who made this interactive?</strong> <a href="https://twitter.com/oobr">Oliver O'Brien</a> at the <a href="http://bit.ly/1hU44Ic">Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis</a> (CASA) at UCL<br /><br /><strong>Where can I find it?</strong> <a href="http://casa.oobrien.com/traffic/">CASA</a> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/interactive/2013/oct/15/london-cycling-census-map-cyclists-drivers-tfl">Continue reading...</a>LondonCyclingTransportUK newsTFLTue, 15 Oct 2013 17:16:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/interactive/2013/oct/15/london-cycling-census-map-cyclists-drivers-tflGuardianLondon cycling census map. Interactive screen-shot. Created by Oliver O'Brien Photograph: GuardianAmi Sedghi2013-10-15T17:16:00ZLive London bus trackerhttp://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/interactive/2013/oct/02/live-london-bus-map
Using OpenStreetMap and data from Transport for London, Matthew Somerville has created this live London bus tracker that allows people to see whether their bus is due to arrive from the comfort of their lounge. Just choose a bus route from the drop down menu below and watch the <span style="color:#B40404">buses</span> that travel between <span style="color:#F5D639"> stops</span> in real time.<br /><br />You wait for a transport visualisation for ages and two come along at once. <a href="http://traintimes.org.uk/map/tube/">Here</a>'s a similar live map - only this time, it's for London's underground trains.<br /><br />Who made this? <a href="http://dracos.co.uk/">Matthew Somerville</a> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/interactive/2013/oct/02/live-london-bus-map">Continue reading...</a>TransportUK newsLondonTFLWed, 02 Oct 2013 10:45:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/interactive/2013/oct/02/live-london-bus-mapAlamyMembers of Unite vote next week on compensation for working shifts in the capital during the Olympic games. Photograph: AlamyMona Chalabi2013-10-02T10:45:00ZEvery line becomes a circle line: a new way to see the tube maphttp://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2013/jan/31/circle-line-tube-map-visualised
At the Guardian we love a visualisation featuring circles so this new redesign of the iconic London Underground map by <strong>Dr Max Roberts</strong> had to be featured. Dr Roberts has produced a design of the tube map based on concentric circles, explore the image here<br />• <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/data">More data</a><p>There have been quite a <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/gallery/2013/jan/09/london-underground-alternative-tube-maps">few variations of the iconic London Underground map</a> in the past but <strong><a href="http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~mjr/underground/tubemap.html">Dr Max Roberts</a></strong> has now created a design based on concentric circles. </p><p>In his guest blog on the <a href="http://london-underground.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/tube-map-in-circles.html">Going Underground</a> blog, Dr Roberts writes: &quot;&quot;With the new orbital loop surrounding Central London, some people are suggesting a mapping approach based on circles to emphasise this feature. There is nothing new here, and Berlin, Paris, Moscow and Madrid have all received this treatment in the past. Grounding a map in familiar shapes such as circles can make it easy to comprehend.&quot;</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2013/jan/31/circle-line-tube-map-visualised">Continue reading...</a>UK newsLondonTransportTFLLondon UndergroundRail transportArt and designThu, 31 Jan 2013 09:00:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2013/jan/31/circle-line-tube-map-visualisedUnknown/GuardianIn Circles Tube Map by Dr Max Roberts. Click on the image for a full size versionUnknown/GuardianTube map based on concentric circles. By Dr Max Roberts Photograph: Unknown for the GuardianAmi Sedghi2013-01-31T09:00:00ZLondon Olympics transport hotspots visualised | Infographichttp://www.theguardian.com/sport/datablog/2012/jun/25/london-olympics-transport-hotspots
Which bits of the capital will be most affected by the London Olympics? Click on the graphic below to see the how London is expected to work in July, with data from <a href="http://www.tfl.gov.uk/gettingaround/london2012/21819.aspx">Transport for London</a><p><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Facts-are-Sacred-Guardian-ebook/dp/B006PI9PQG/">• Facts are Sacred: the power of data (on Kindle)</a></p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/sport/datablog/2012/jun/25/london-olympics-transport-hotspots">Continue reading...</a>Olympic Games 2012Transport policyTransportUK newsOlympic GamesTFLOlympicsMon, 25 Jun 2012 12:05:09 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/sport/datablog/2012/jun/25/london-olympics-transport-hotspotsGuardianLondon 2012 Olympic transport hotspots. Click image to see graphicGuardianLondon 2012 Olympic transport hotspots Photograph: GuardianPaul Scruton2012-06-25T12:05:09ZUrban analysis specialists launch the City Dashboard, a hub for real-time data on major UK citieshttp://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/interactive/2012/apr/26/data-uk-cities
Experts in metropolitan data from UCL's Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis today launched the City Dashboard, a live feed of information including weather, transport, local news, radiation levels (London only) and social media trends for eight UK cities. The tool pulls in data from sources including the Port of London Authority, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, ScotRail and Google. Countdown timers show when each feed will next be updated. You can find more information on how the Dashboard works <a href="http://citydashboard.org/about.php">here</a>.<br /><br />• <strong>Who made this tool?</strong> A team from UCL's <a href="http://www.casa.ucl.ac.uk/">Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis</a><br />• <strong>Where can I find it?</strong> <a href="http://citydashboard.org/london/">City Dashboard</a> <br /> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/interactive/2012/apr/26/data-uk-cities">Continue reading...</a>LondonLondonLondonTFLTwitterRoad transportCitiesThu, 26 Apr 2012 14:27:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/interactive/2012/apr/26/data-uk-citiesCentre for Advanced Spatial Analysis, UCL/Public DomainThe City Dashboard - shown here is a snapshot of the screen for London Illustration: Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis, UCLJohn Burn-Murdoch2012-04-26T14:27:00ZGoogle adds live London Underground updates to Mapshttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/datablog/2012/apr/03/london-underground-google-maps
Google has added real-time London Underground service alerts to its Maps tool in a move that is hoped to ease travel chaos during the Olympics<p>Google has added real-time London Underground service updates to its Maps tool ahead of what promises to be a testing summer for the city's public transport network.</p><p>Anyone planning a journey using either Google Maps or its mobile cousin, Google Transit, will now see live alerts and be presented with alternative routes when their trip is likely to be affected by problems on the Underground.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/travel/datablog/2012/apr/03/london-underground-google-maps">Continue reading...</a>LondonLondon UndergroundGoogleTransportTFLTue, 03 Apr 2012 11:07:48 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/datablog/2012/apr/03/london-underground-google-mapsGoogle/guardian.co.ukGoogle adds live London Underground service updates to its Maps tool Illustration: Google/guardian.co.ukJohn Burn-Murdoch2012-04-03T11:07:48ZTransport for London frees first tranche of data for developers' usehttp://www.theguardian.com/technology/blog/2010/jun/15/london-datastore-tfl-data-free
Commercial applications can be built with the data being released - and there's plenty more to come as TfL begins to open up<p>As exclusively revealed by the Guardian two weeks ago, Transport for London has opened up huge swathes of its data for free re-use by developers keen to see what they can do - and build - with it.</p><p>After years of lobbying by developers who have wanted to be able to exploit the data - which, being publicly funded, logically belongs to the public too - TfL today acknowledged its willingness to listen to what people want to do as the London Data Store, headed by Emer Coleman, announced the datasets that will be provided.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/blog/2010/jun/15/london-datastore-tfl-data-free">Continue reading...</a>LondonFree our dataTransportGovernment dataTFLTue, 15 Jun 2010 17:12:26 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/technology/blog/2010/jun/15/london-datastore-tfl-data-freeAnthony Devlin/PAA London bus fights through the snow. Patience, the route data is coming. Photograph: Anthony Devlin/PACharles Arthur2010-06-15T17:12:26Z